Omaha Hi Lo Poker (8s or better) - Hand rankings: low hand

The value of the highest card in each player’s hand is the deciding factor in declaring a winner between low hands in Omaha 8s or better, with the winner being the hand with the lowest ranked high card that wins.

For example a Lo hand of A, 2, 3, 4, 7, loses to a Low hand of A, 3, 4, 5, 6, since the 6 is lower than the 7.

If both high cards are the same value, then the next lowest card in each hand is used to determine a winner. For instance a Lo hand of 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 beats a Lo hand of Ace, 2, 3, 6, 7, because the 5 is lower than the 6.

Flushes and Straights that do not have a high card ranked above Eight can not be played as a Lo hand as well as a high hand.

The exception to this rule is a Straight Flush composed of the cards Ace, 2, 3, 4, 5, which is the best possible low hand that a player can have. If a player has this hand, they will almost certainly win the Lo pot and the Hi pot as well.

This is the only time possible when a player can use the same hand to play for both the Hi and Lo pots. In all other cases, a player can still play for both pots, but must use a different set of 5 cards.
If there is no qualifying Low Hand then the high hand wins 100% of the pot.